Lisa Marie Neilson
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Lisa Marie Neilson was a judge of the Wayne County Probate Court in Michigan. She assumed office in 2012. She left office on May 3, 2022.
Neilson ran for election for judge of the Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals. She was disqualified from the primary scheduled on August 6, 2024.
Biography
Neilson received her undergraduate degree from Madonna University, her J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and her master's degree in social work from the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Before her appointment to the Wayne County Probate Court, Neilson was of counsel to the firm of Dickinson Wright. She was also a partner of the law firm of Zivian & Neilson and was a staff attorney for the Oakland County Probate Court. Neilson has been affiliated with Phi Kappa Phi.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals
Matthew Ackerman defeated Latoya Willis in the general election for Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matthew Ackerman (Nonpartisan)  | 59.6 | 207,274 |
 | Latoya Willis (Nonpartisan) | 40.4 | 140,310 | |
| Total votes: 347,584 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Matthew Ackerman and Latoya Willis advanced from the primary for Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lisa Marie Neilson (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Neilson in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2022)
General election
General election for Wayne County Probate Court
Incumbent Lawrence Paolucci won election in the general election for Wayne County Probate Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lawrence Paolucci (Nonpartisan) | 97.2 | 320,837 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 9,404 | ||
| Total votes: 330,241 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lisa Marie Neilson (Nonpartisan)
2016
Michigan held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election occurred on August 2, 2016. The candidate filing deadline for incumbents was March 21, and the deadline for non-incumbents was April 19.[3] Incumbent Lisa Marie Neilson and incumbent Lawrence Paolucci were unopposed in the Wayne County Probate Court general election (2 open seats).[4]
| Wayne County Probate Court, 2 open seats, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Lisa Marie Neilson Incumbent | ||
| Lawrence Paolucci Incumbent | ||
| Source: Michigan Department of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 28, 2016 | ||
2014
See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2014
Neilson ran for re-election to the Wayne County Probate Court.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.[5]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lisa Marie Neilson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Lisa Marie Neilson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Office of Gov. Rick Snyder, "Snyder makes appointments to Wayne County Probate, 36th District courts," August 22, 2012
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Lisa Marie Neilson," May 5, 2024
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Dates," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Unofficial Candidate Listing," April 19, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed July 9, 2014
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